Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Greek Roasted Potatoes


Lemon Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients
4 lbs. potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters or sixths- depending on their size.
1 cup olive oil
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
salt & pepper
2 tbsp. oregano
1 crushed garlic clove
chicken or vegetable stock
Method
In a roasting pan, toss the potatoes with all the ingredients - except the stock.

Add enough stock to the pan so that they are 1/2 covered. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake them for about 40 minutes at 350F.

Check that they are tender. If they're still hard, bake for another 20 minutes.

If you need more liquid, add more stock but just enough to cover the bottom so they don’t stick to the pan. when they are almost done, increase the oven temperature to about 400F.

Remove the foil and bake them uncovered for another 20-30 minutes so they get a nice red-brown color.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Spinach Muenster Quiche


Spinach Muenster Quiche for 100 guests

INGREDIENTS

6-1/4 pounds Muenster cheese, sliced
25 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
25 eggs
4 cups and 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
12-1/2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
3-1/4 pounds Muenster cheese, sliced

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Line a quiche dish or 9 inch pie pan with the 8 ounces of Muenster cheese slices. Carefully press all of the water out of the spinach and place it in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, Parmesan cheese, cream cheese, salt, pepper and garlic powder; stir well. Spoon mixture into pan and top with remaining cheese slices.

Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes and allow to set up for 10 minutes before serving. Decrease oven temperature by 25 degrees F if using glass pie dish.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Au Jus (as if from Brisket)

2 T. butter
1 medium onion
1/2 c. water
1/2 c. ketchup
1/2 c. chili sauce
1/4 c. cider vinegar
2 T. lemon juice
2 T. soy sauce
1 T. molasses or honey
2 t. dried mustard
1/2 t. ground pepper
1/2 t. paprika

For 5 lbs brisket

Melt butter, cook chopped onion until opaque. Blend in remaining ingredients, then bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes.

Saturday, December 1, 2007